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BEST  BOOKS  ON  THE  WAR 


AN  ANNOTATED  LIST 

Including    some  books    useful   in   the 
understanding  of  the  present  situation 


Compiled  by 
CORINNE    BACON 


THE  H.  W.  WILSON  COMPANY 
WHITE  PLAINS.  N.Y. 
DECEMBER.      1914 


Reprinted,  with  additions  bringing  it  up  to  Dec.  i, 
1914,  from  Sheip's  Handbook  of  the  European  War. 

The  compiler  acknowledges  indebtedness  to  the  lists 
on  the  war  in  the  bulletins  of  the  Minneapolis,  New 
York  City,  Pittsburgh,  St.  Louis  and  Salem  Public  Li- 
braries ;  in  the  Literary  Digest,  September,  1914 ;  in  the 
American  Review  of  Reviews,  September,  1914,  and  to 
the  list  issued  August,  1914,  by  Charles  Scribner's  Sons. 


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BEST  BOOKS  ON  THE  WAR 

Compiled  by   Corinne   Bacon. 

War — Peace — Militarism 

Angell,  Norman,  pseud.     (Ralph  Norman  Angell  Lane.)     Arms 
and    industry,    a   study   of    the    foundations    of   international 
pohty.     *$i.25.     Putnam.     1914. 
Also  published  under   title:    "Foundations   of   international   polity." 

Angell,  Norman,  pseud.  (Ralph  Norman  Angell  Lane.)  The 
great  illusion:  a  study  of  the  relation  of  military  power  in 
nations  to  their  economic  and  social  advantage.  3d  rev.  and 
enl.  ed.  *$i.  Putnam.     1911. 

Enlarged  edition  of  his  "Europe's  optical  illusion." 

"That  the  commercial  and  industrial  well-being  of  any  nation  depends 
on  its  comparative  armament  and  that  a  state  ever  reaps  a  real  benefit 
from  a  victorious  war,  is  the  'illusion'  the  author  sets  out  to  dispel."  A.  L. 
A.   Booklist,   191 1. 

Aston,  Sir  George.  Sea,  land  and  air  strategy,  maps  and  dia- 
grams.    *$3.50.     Little.     1914. 

Bernhardi,  Friedrich  von.  Cavalry,  a  popular  edition  of  "Cavalry 
in  war  and  peace."    *$i.    Doran.     1914. 

Billington,  M.  F.     Red  cross  in  war.     *50c.     Doran.     1914. 

Bruce,  S.  E.     Aircraft  in  war.     *50c.     Doran.     1914. 

Butler,  Nicholas  Murray.     International  mind.     *75c.     Scribner. 
1913- 
An  argument  for  the  judicial  settlement  of  international  disputes. 

Chittenden,  H.  M.     War  or  peace.     *$i.     McClurg.     191 1. 

"A  thoughtful,  well-reasoned  and  comprehensive  discussion  of  the  evils 
of  war  and  a  standing  army,  by  an  officer  in  the  United  States  army." 
A.   L.  A.   Booklist,    191 1. 


•     j*i^"   asterisk   (*)  before  the  price  indicates  those  books  sold  at  a  lim- 
ited  discount  and  commonly  known   as  net  books. 


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Jordan,  David  Starr,  and  Jordan,  H.  E.  War's  aftermath.  *75c. 
Houghton.     1914. 

"Short  authoritative  study  of  the  effect  of  war  on  the  quality  of 
manhood  for  generations  after."     Publisher. 

Illustrated  by  the  Civil  War  in  the  United  States  and  the  late  wars 
in  the  Balkans.     Introduction   deals  with  the   European  war. 

See  also  D.  S.  Jordan's  Human  harvest,  1907;  Unseen  empire:  a  study 
of  the  plight  of  nations  that  do  not  pay  their  debts,  1912;  War  and  waste, 
1913- 

Lamszus,  Wilhelm.  Human  slaughter-house  (scenes  from  the 
war  that  is  sure  to  come).  *Soc.  Stokes.  1913. 

'•'One  of  the  most  remarkable  and  powerful  indictments  of  war  ever 
written.  In  realism  it  ranks  with  Zola's  The  downfall."  Independent, 
1913- 

Mahan,  Capt.  Alfred  Thayer.  Armaments  and  arbitration.  *$i.40. 
Harper.  1912. 

Chapter  6  criticizes  Angell's  "Great  illusion." 

O'Ryan,  Major  General  J.  F.,  and  Anderson,  Capt.  W.  D.  A. 
The  modern  army  in  action,  an  exposition  of  the  conduct  of 
war.     *$i.50.     McBride.     1914. 

An  elementary  treatise,  written  to  enable  the  general  public  to  follow 
more  intelligently   the   reports  of  the   campaigns. 

Reely,  Mary  Katharine,  comp.  Selected  articles  on  world  peace, 
including  international  arbitration  and  disarmament.  (De- 
baters' handbook  series.)    *$i.  The  H.  W.  Wilson  Co,   1914. 

Royce,  Josiah.  War  and  insurance.  *$i.  Macmillan.  1914. 

Develops  a  plan  for  securing  peace  through  international  insurance. 

Schreiner,  Olive.     Woman  and  war.     *5oc.     Stokes.     1914. 

Reprinted  from  her  "Woman  and  labor."  Argues  that  wom.an  has 
always  borne  the  major  part  of  the   "weight  of  war."   , 

Spaight,  J.  M.  Aircraft  in  war.  *$2.  Macmillan.  1914. 

Spaight,    J.    M.    War    rights   on    land.    *$3.50.    Macmillan.    191 1. 

"Scholarly  and  practical  treatise."  Annals  of  American  Academy, 
191 1. 

Stockton,  Charles  H.  Outlines  of  international  law.  *$2.50. 
Scribner.     1914. 

"Gives  the  full  texts  of  the  Hague  Convention  in  1907,  the  Inter- 
national Naval  Conference  held  at  London  in  1909,  President  Wilson's 
Proclamation  of  Neutrality,  and  a  large  amount  of  material  on  the  very 
difficulties  which  are  at  present  under  discussion,  such  as  contraband, 
neutrality,  aerial  warfare,  military  occupation,  the  high  seas,  etc."  Pub- 
lisher. 

Europe 

Cambridge  modern  history.  Vol.  12.  The  latest  age.  *$4. 
Macmillan.     191 1. ' 

See  chapters  on  Modern  Euro'pe  and  Great  Britain,  The  French  Re- 
public, The  German  Empire,  Austria-Hungary,  United  Italy,  Reaction  and 
revolution  in   Russia  and  the  Reform  movement  in  Russia. 

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Crispi,   Francesco.     Memoirs.    2v.     *$/.     Doran.     1912. 

V.2.   The   Triple  Alliance. 

"Based  on  documents  collected  by  a  nephew  of  the  Italian  statesman 
(iSiQ-iQoi)-  tor  the  most  part  Crispi's  own  account  of  events,  forming 
an  important  source  for  the  history  of  the  period."  Pittsburgh  Bulletin, 
O.    1914. 

Fullerton,  William  Morton.  Problems  of  power:  a  study  of  in- 
ternational politics  from  Sadowa  to  Kirk-Kilisse.  *$2.25. 
Scribner.     1913. 

Traces  the  crises  that  have  menaced  the  nationality  of  France  and 
Germany   since   the   annexation   of   Alsace-Lorraine. 

"The  best  account  we  have  seen  of  the  understandings  and  misunder- 
standines  between  the  great  powers  during  the  last  half-century."  Spec- 
tator,  19 1 3* 

Gibbons,  Herbert  Adams.  The  new  map  of  Europe,  1911-1914. 
*$2.     maps.     Century.     1914. 

Author  has  been  for  some  years  professor  of  history  at  Roberts  Col- 
lege, Constantinople,  and  correspondent  of  the  New  York  Herald.  He  has 
condensed  for  us  the  political  history  of  Europe  for  th€^  past  ten  years, 
and  shows  us  the  exact  bearing  of  each  crisis  and  incident  from  the 
Kaiser's  visit  to  Morocco  in  1905  up  to  the  outbreak  of  hostilities  in 
August,   19 14. 

Gooch,  George  Peabody.  History  of  our  time,  1885-1911.  *5oc. 
Holt.     191 1. 

First  six  chapters  trace  the    development  of  the    European  powers   and 
explain  their  relations   to  one  another. 
Bibliography,  p.  251-53. 

Hazen,  Charles  Downer.  Europe  since  1815.  maps.  *$3 ;  Li- 
brary edition,   *$3.75.   Holt.   1910;    191 1. 

Bibliography,   p.   737-72. 

"Comes  down  to  1909.  .  .  .  For  the  last  25  years,  it  is  almost 
without  a  competitor."     Harvard   Graduates  Magazine. 

Hooper,  George.  Campaign  of  Sedan,  August-September,  1870. 
maps.  *50c.  Doran.  1914. 

Introduction  and  first  two  chapters  on  the  causes  of  the  war  and  on 
mobilization  are  of  special  interest  in  connection  with  the  present  war. 

Johnston,  Sir  Harry  Hamilton.  Common  sense  in  foreign  policy, 
il    ♦$1.25.  Dutton.   1913. 

"Study  of  the  problems  which  affect  British  relations  with  France, 
Germany,  Austria-Hungary,  Russia,  Portugal,  America  and  the  East. 
Pittsburgh  Bulletin,  O.   19 14. 

Lyde,  Lionel  William.  Continent  of  Europe,  il.  *$2.  Mac- 
millan.     1913. 

"A  work  at  once  descriptive,  statistical,  geographical,  social  and  po- 
litical."    Book   Review   Digest,   Je.    1914. 

Mahan,  Capt.  Alfred  Thayer.  Interest  of  America  in  interna- 
tional conditions.     *$i.50.     Little.     1910. 

Contains  chapters  on:  The  origin  and  character  of  present  interna- 
tional groupings  in  Europe;  The  present  predominance  of  Germany  in 
Europe. 


Ogg,    Frederic   Austin.    Governments   of    Europe.    *$3.    Macmil- 
lan.  1913. 

"Important  because  of  its  discussion  of  the  most  recent  political  devel- 
opments and  for  its  presentation  of  the  smaller  countries."  Independent, 
1913. 

Phillips,    Walter    Alison.     Modern    Europe,     181 5-1899.     *$i.6o. 
Macmillan.     1901. 

Bibliography,   p.    9-12. 

Rose,    John    Holland.     Development    of   the    European    nations, 
1870-1900.     2v.     *$5.     Putnam.     1905. 

"Singularly  valuable  for  an  understanding  of  the  international  relations 
of  contemporary   Europe."      Outlook,    1906. 

Seignobos,  Charles.    Political  history  of  Europe  since  1814.    *$3. 
Holt.     1900. 

To    1896. 

Bibliographies   at  the  end  of  each  chapter. 
_  "Unnecessarily  dry  and  statistical,   but  containing  more   important  ma- 
terial than  any  other  single  volume."      Schevill.      Political  history  of  modern 
Europe,   1909. 

Usher,     Roland     Greene.     Pan-Germanism.     *$i.75.     Houghton. 

1913- 

Contains  bibliography. 

A  revised  and  enlarged  edition  will  be  published  early  in   19 15. 

"The  author  is  of  those  who  believe  it  is  Germany's  intention  to  domi- 
nate Europe  and  the  world.  His  book  is  an  attempt  to  describe  the  progress 
already  made  toward  the  realization  of  that  ambition."  Pittsburgh  Bulletin, 
O.    1914. 

Europe — Armies  and  Navies 
"Ex-Trooper."     The   French   army    from   within.     *$i.    Doran. 

1914. 
The   German  army   from  within,   by  a   British  officer  who   has 

served  in  it.     *$i.     Doran.     1914. 
Henderson,     Ernest     Flagg.     Germany's     fighting    machine,     il. 

*$i.2S.     Bobbs-Merrill.     1914. 
Hurd,  Archibald  S.     The  fleets  at  war.     il.     map.     *50c.    Doran. 

1914. 

Gives  statistics  of  the  na\^ies  at  war,  summary  of  the  naval  events 
that  preceded  the  outbreak  of  the  war,  brief  biographies  of  Sir  John  Jellicoe 
and  of  Admiral  Friedrich  von  Ingenohl,  some  account  of  the  German  naval 
bases  and  of  the  Kiel  Canal. 

Hurd,  Archibald  S.,  and  Castle,  Henry.     German  sea-power,  its 
rise,  progress  and  economic  basis,     maps.     *$3.50.     Scribner. 

1913. 

Clear  and  sympathetic  explanation  of  Germany's  naval  expansion  during 
the  past   15  years.      Tells  why  Germans  in  authority  want  a  big  navy. 

Hurd,  Archibald  S.     Our  navy.     *5oc.    Warne.     1914. 

History  of  the  English  navy  from  the  earliest  times  to  the  present  day. 


Jane,    Frederick    T.      All    the    world's    fighting    ships,    il.    maps. 

*$8.40.     Harper.     1914. 
Stevcni,    W.    Barnes.     The    Russian    army    from    within.     *$i. 

Doran.     1914. 

By  a  London  special  correspondent  resident  in  Russia  for  2^  years. 

Vivian,   Charles.     The  British   army   from  within.    *$i.    Doran. 
1914. 

Europe — Maps 
Cambridge  modern  history.     Vol.   14.     Atlas.     *$6.50.     Macmil- 
lan.     1912. 

141   maps  of  Europe  from    1490   to    1910. 

Introduction  traces  "the  territorial  changes  by  which  the  existing  po- 
litical systems  of  Europe  came  into  being."      Spectator,    1912. 

Various  cheap  war  maps  have  been  issued.  Charles  Scribner's 
Sons,  N.  Y.,  will  furnish  a  "War  map  of  Europe,"  iSc. ;  an  "Atlas 
of  the  European  conflict,"  25c.,  and  a  "Political  map  of  New  Bal- 
kan States  and  Central  Europe,"  *5oc. 

European  War,  1914. 

Adcock,  A.  St.  G.    In  the  firing  line,  first-hand  tales  of  heroism. 
*50C.     Doran.     1914. 

Includes  first-hand  stories  of  fighting  told  by  wounded  British  soldiers. 
Barnard,  Charles  Inman.     Paris  war  days.     *$2.     Little.     1914- 

By  the  Paris  representative  of  the  New  York  Tribune. 
Beck,  James  M..   In  the  supreme  court  of  civilization;  the  Dual 

Alliance  vs.  the  Triple  Entente.     *$i.     Putnam.     1914- 

A  reprint,  with  additions,  of  an  article,  published  by  the  late  Assistant 
Attorney  General  of  the  United  States,  in  a  recent  number  of  the  New 
York  Times.     A  French  edition  of  the  article  has  been  issued. 

Bennett,  Arnold.     "Liberty!"  a  statement  of  the  British  case.    pa. 

*25c.     Doran.     1914. 
Brereton,    Cloudesley.    Who   is   responsible?    Armageddon   and 

after.     *50c.     Putnam.     1914. 

"Undertakes  to  show  how  Prussian  tradition,  starting  with  Frederick 
the  Great,  has  succeeded  in  corrupting  the  Germany  of  today."     Publisher. 

Bryce,  Sir  James.    Neutral  nations  and  the  war.  pa.  *2oc.  Mac- 

millan.     1914. 

An  answer  to  Bernhardi's  "Germany  and   the  next  war." 
Case  of  Belgium  in  the  present  war:  an  account  of  the  violation 
of   the  neutrality   of   Belgium    and   of  the    laws   of   war   on 
Belgian  territor>'.    pa.     25c.     Macmillan.     1914. 

"Published  for  the  Belgian  envoys,  who  were  charged  with  a  special 
mission  to  President  Wilson.  .  .  .  Includes  President  Wilson's  reply." 
Pittsburgh  Bulletin,  O.  1914- 


Courtney,  W.  L.,  and  Kennedy,  J.  M.     Campaign  'round  Liege. 

*50c.     Doran.     1914. 
Davis,  R.   H.     With  the  alHes.     *$i.     il.     Scribner.     1914. 

"A  first  hand  account  of  the  war  in  Belgium,  including  the  entrance 
of  the  Germans  into  Brussels,  the  burning  of  Louvain,  the  Battle  of  Sois- 
sons,  the  bombardment  of  the  Rheims  Cathedral,  and  the  thrilling  experi- 
ences  when   he    was   captured  as   a   spy."     Publisher. 

Dillon,  E.  J.,  and  Kennedy,  J.  M.  A  scrap  of  paper.   *50c.  Doran. 

1914. 
Hacking  through  Belgium.     *5oc.     Doran.     1914. 

Hart,  Albert  Bushnell.    War  in  Europe.     *$i.     Appleton.     1914. 

Author  is  Professor  of  history  at  Harvard  University.  Prior  to  the 
outbreak  of  hostilities,  he  spent  many  months  investigating  conditions  in 
the  Balkans  and  Eastern  Europe.  He  discusses  the  direct  and  indirect 
causes  of  the  war,  neutrality,  modern  methods  of  warfare,  possible  terms 
of  peace,  the  military  unfitness  of  America,  the  effect  of  the  war  upon 
the  United  States,  etc. 

Johnson,  Rossiter,  editor.  The  war  in  Europe,  its  causes  and 
consequences.     *$2.     Sully  &  Kleinteich.     1914. 

Kennedy,  J.  M.  How  the  war  began,  map.  *50c.  Doran. 
1914. 

Quotes  largely  from  German  and  English  official  papers  and  debates 
in  Parliament. 

Kilpatrick,  James  A.  Tommy  Atkins  at  war,  as  told  in  his  own 
letters.     *5oc.     Doran.     1914. 

Gives  a  vivid  idea  of  the  horrors  and  hardships  of  war,  and  of  the 
good  humor  and  patience  of  the  British  soldiers. 

Morris,  Charles.  One  hundred  years  of  conflict  between  the 
nations  of  Europe,  the  causes  and  issues  of  the  great  war. 
il.     map.     *$i.50.     Winston.     1914. 

Miinsterberg,  Hugo.  The  war  and  America.  *$i.  Appleton. 
1914. 

"A  defense  of  Germany's  part  in  the  European  war  and  an'  appeal 
for  fair-minded  judgment  on  the  part  of  Americans."  Pittsburgh  Bulletin, 
O.    1914. 

New  York  Times.  Why  England,  Germany  and  Russia  went  to 
war;  the  "White  papers"  of  England  and  Germany,  the 
"Orange  paper"  of  Russia,  and  other  diplomatic  correspon- 
dence and  documents ;  republished  from  the  New  York  Times. 
IOC.  New  York  Times.     1914. 

Powell,  E.  Alexander.  Fighting  in  Flanders.  *$i.  il.  Scrib- 
ner.    1914. 

By  the  special  correspondent  of  the  New  York  World,  who  was  the 
guest  of  General  von  Boehn,  the  destroyer  of  Louvain. 

Powys,  J.  Cowper.  The  war  and  culture,  a  reply  to  Prof.  Miin- 
sterberg. 65c.,  pa.  40c.  G.  A.  Shaw,  11  Charles  St.,  N.  Y. 
1914. 

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Price,   !M.    P.,    editor.     Diplomatic   history   of   the    war.     *$2.25. 

Scribner.     IQ14. 

"Includes  a  diary  of  negotiations  and  events  in  the  different  capitals, 
the  texts  of  the  official  documents  of  the  various  governments,  full  report 
of  the  public  spttches  in  all  the  European  parliaments  by  the  leaders 
of  the  ditierent  parties     .     .     .     and  much  original  matter."      Publisher. 

Schevell,  Ferdinand.  Germany  and  the  peace  of  Europe.  Ger- 
manistic  Society  of  Chicago.    5c.    1914. 

"Pamphlet  reviewing  from  the  German  standpoint  the  political  task  of 
Germany  since  the  Franco-German  war,  and  the  rivalries  of  the  great  pow- 
ers as  they  relate  to  the  huropean  war  of  1914.  Pittsburgh  Bulletin,  O. 
1914. 

Other  pamphlets  already  published  in  this  series: 

Burgess,  John  W.     Causes  of  the  European  conflict. 
Swing,   Raymond   E.     How  Germany  was  forced  into   war. 
Germany — Reichstag,     Session  of  the  German  Reichstag  on  August 

the   fourth,    1914. 
Francke,  Kuno.     Germany's  fateful  hour. 
McDonald,  James  G.     German  "atrocities"  and  international  law. 

Sheip,    Stanley    S.,    editor.     Handbook    of    the    European    war. 

*$i.     H.  W.  Wilson  Co.,  White  Plains,  N.  Y.     1914. 

A  book  of  facts,  and  not  an  argument  for  any  warring  nation.  In- 
cludes extracts  from  the  Belgian,  English,  German  and  Russian  official 
papers 

Bibliography,  p.  319-34- 

Simonds,  Frank  H.  The  great  war.  maps.  *$i.25.  Kennerley. 
1914. 

Based  on  articles  written  for  the  New  York  Evening  Sun.  Covers 
events  from  the  assassination  of  the  Austrian  Archduke  to  the  fall  of 
Antwerp. 

Sladen,  Douglas.  Real  "Truth  about  Germany"  :  facts  about  the 
war.     *$i.     Putnam.     1914. 

"Reprint  of  the  text  of  a  pamphlet  recently  issued  in  Germany  (in 
English)  under  the  authority  of  a  committee  of  representative  citizens, 
w-ith  analyses  and  refutations  of  the  statements  therein  made,  from  the 
English  point  of  view.  An  appendix  by  A.  Maurice  Low  discusses  the 
evidence  on  the  causation  of  the  war  and  the  relative  responsibilities  of 
England  and  of  Germany."     Publisher. 

Triumphant    retreat    to    Paris ;    the    Allies'    successful    strategy-. 

*50c.     Doran.     1914. 
Truth  about   Germany :   facts  about  the  war.     pa.     25c.     Baker. 

1914. 

Issued  under  the  patronage  of  the  most  prominent  Germans  of  today, 
and  reprinted  in  this  country  under  the  auspices  of  an  American  Com- 
mittee. 

Whitridge,  Frederick  W.  One  American's  opinion  of  the  Euro- 
pean war.     *50c.     Dutton.     1914. 

Why  we  are  at  war:  Great  Britain's  case,  by  members  of  the 
Oxford  Faculty  of  Modem  History,  pa.  70c. ;  cl.  85c.  Ox- 
ford University  Press  (New  York  Branch).     1914. 

With  appendix  of  original  documents,  including  the  authorized  Eng- 
lish translation  of  the  "White  book"  issued  by  the  German  government. 


World's  Work  war  manual  of  the  great  conflict  of  1914.  il. 
maps.     Doubleday.     1914. 

Published  as  the  September  number  of  the  World's  work  at  250.;  cloth 
edition,  50c.;  leather,  $1.  The  November  number  constituted  the  Second 
and  the  December   number  the  Third  war  manual. 

Austria-Hungary 

Colquhoun,  Archibald  Ross,  and  Colquhoun,  Mrs.  E.  M,  C. 
Whirlpool  of  Europe,  Austria-Hungary  and  the  Habsburgs. 
*$3.50.    il.    maps.     Dodd.     1907. 

"As  regards  political  personages  and  living  issues,  such  as  Pan-German- 
ism, Pan-Slavism,  etc.,  the  volume  is  instructive  and  interesting."  Liter- 
ary  Digest,    1907. 

Drage,   Geoffrey.     Austria-Hungary.     *$6.     Button.     1909. 

Appendix  contains  text  of  Austro-Hungarian  laws  and  international 
treaties  and  statistical  tables     There  are   12  historical  and  graphic  maps. 

Kellner,  Leon ;  Arnold,  Mme.  Paula ;  and  Delisle,  A.  L.  Austria 
of  the  Austrians  and  Hungary  of  the  Hungarians,  il.  *$i.50. 
Scribner.     1914. 

"Covers  ably  every  phase  of  modern  life  in  each  of  the  two  countries." 
Pittsburgh  Bulletin,   O.   1914. 

Rumbold,  Sir  Horace.  Francis  Joseph  and  his  times,  il.  *$4. 
Appleton.     1909. 

"Review  of  Austrian  history  for  the  century  preceding  Francis  Joseph's 
accession,  and  a  vivid  and  sympathetic  account  of  the  emperor's  personality, 
pictured  against  a  background  of  political  and  military  history"  A.  L.  A. 
Catalog,    1904-11. 

Same  as  his  "Austrian  court  in  the   19th  century." 

Steed,  Henry  Wickham.  Hapsburg  monarchy.  *$2.5o.  Scrib- 
ner.    1914. 

"Scholarly  discussion  of  the  Austrian  question  in  its  broad  aspect  as 
it  exists  today."      Boston  Transcript,  Ja.   21,    1914. 

Includes  chapter  on:  Foreign  policy  as  shown  in  the  Triple  Alliance. 
Author  was  for  ten  years  Vienna  correspondent  of  the  London  Times. 

Balkan  States 

International  Commission  to  Inquire  into  the  Causes  and  Conduct 
of  the  Balkan  Wars.  Report.  Carnegie  Endowment  for  In- 
ternational Peace,  New  York.     Publication  No.  4.     1914. 

Miller,  William.  The  Balkans :  Roumania,  Bulgaria,  Servia  and 
Montenegro,  with  a  new  chapter  containing  their  history  from 
1896  to  1908.     *$i.5o;  hf.  lea.  *$i.75.     Putnam.     1908. 

Schurman,  Jacob  G.  The  Balkan  wars,  1912-1913.  maps.  *$i. 
Princeton  University  Press.     1914. 

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Sloane,  William  Alilligan.     The  Balkans:  a  laboratory  of  history, 
il.     maps.     *$i.50.     Methodist  Book  Concern.     1914. 

"The  second  half  of  the  book  follows  the  external  events  of  the  past  six 
years,  gives  special  attention  to  the  formation  of  the  Balkan  Alliance,  and 
in  the  last  two  chapters,  which  are  distinctly  the  best  in  the  book,  reviews 
the  action  of  the  six  great  European  Powers  and  surveys  the  present  situ- 
ation. .  .  .  Unfortunately  there  are  positive  errors  which  might  have 
been  avoided."     Pittsburgh  Bulletin,  O.    19 14. 

Wagner,  Lieut.   Hermenegild.     With   the  victorious   Bulgarians. 
*$3.     Houghton.     1913. 

"Contains  a  graphic  picture  of  the  Balkan  States  and  their  recent  war, 
and  of  the  campaigns  of  the  great  Bulgarian  general,  Radko  Dimitrieff, 
*The  Napoleon  of  the  Balkans,'  whose  enlistment  in  the  Russian  service 
may  be  a  dominant  factor  in  the  present  conflict."     Publisher. 

Belgium 

Boulger,  Demetrius  Charles.     Belgium  of  the  Belgians,   il.   *$i.50. 

Scribner.     191 1. 

Special  chapters  are  devoted  to  places  of  particular  importance,  such 
as  Liege,  Antwerp,  Brussels. 

Edwards,  George  Wharton.    Some  old  Flemish  towns,    il.  *$4. 
Moffat.     191 1. 

Accounts  of  Alost,   Lille,   Bruges,   Ghent,   and  other  cities. 
Griffis,   William    Elliot.     Belgium,    the    land    of    art.     il.     *$i.25. 
Houghton.     1912. 

An  outline  of  events  in  Belgi-in  history,  together  with  the  story  of  her 
social,  economic  and  artistic  development. 

Holland,  Clive.     Belgians  at  home.     il.     *$3.5o.    Little.     191 1. 

"Outline  of  Belgian  history,  followed  by  descriptions  of  the  people  and 
accounts  of  the  more  interesting  places — Brussels,  Antwerp,  Ghent,  Bruges, 
Waterloo,  Louvain,  Malines  and  others."     Pittsburgh  Bulletin,  O.   19 14. 

MacDonnell,  John  de  Courcy.     Belgium,  her  kings,  kingdom  and 
people,    il.     *$3.50.    Little.     1914. 

Author  has  lived  12  years  in  Brussels  and  has  had  access  to  state  and 
family  archives  of  Belgium  never  before  accessible  to  a  historian. 

England 

Barclay,  Sir  Thomas.     Thirty  years :  Anglo-French  reminiscences 
(1876-1906.)     il.     *$3.50.    Houghton.     1914. 

Author  was  sent  to  Paris  as  correspondent  of  the  London  Times  in 
1876,  lived  there  over  30  years,  and  was  instrumental  in  bringing  about 
the  Anglo-French   alliance. 

"The  final  diplomatic  steps  he  details  with  first-hand  knowledge." 
Nation,  S.  3,   19 14. 

Collier,    Price.     England    and    the    English    from    an    American 
point  of  view.     *$i.5o;  *75c.     Scribner.     1909;  1911. 

II 


Cramb,     John     Adam,     Germany     and    England.     *$i.     Button. 

1914. 

Lectures  delivered  at  Queen's  College,  London,  15  months  before  war 
was  declared,  which  tell  "in  the  smallest  possible  space  what  Germany  is 
fighting  for,   and  what   Britain  is  resisting."      Spectator,   Ag.    22,    19 14. 

Field  Marshal  Earl  Roberts  says:  '*I  hope  that  everyone  who  wishes 
to  understand  the  present  crisis  will  read  this  book.  .  .  .  Nowhere  else 
are  the  forces  which  led  to  the  war  so  clearly  set  forth." 

Cross,  Arthur  Lyon.  History  of  England  and  Greater  Britain, 
maps.     *$2.5o.     Macmillan.     1914. 

Covers  part  of  1914. 

"Approaches,  on  the  whole,  in  arrangement,  fulness  of  information, 
matter-of-factness,  accuracy,  and  emphasis  on  purely  political  history, 
more  nearly  than  any  other  textbook  we  happen  to  know,  to  S.  R.  Gardi- 
ner's Student's  history."     Nation,  S.    10,   19 14. 

Doyle,  Arthur  Conan.  Great  Britain  and  the  next  war.  pa.  bds. 
*25c.     Small.     1914. 

"Reply  to  Bernhardi's  'Germany  and  the  next  war,'  with  an  interesting 
suggestion   for  the  defense  of  England."     Publisher. 

Ford,  Edward,  and  Howe,  G.  C.  England  invaded,  il.  *$2. 
Macmillan.     1913. 

"Serious  and  well-founded  forecast  of  what  would  happen  in  case  a 
German  army  landed  on  the  English  coast."  Am.  Review  of  Reviews,  S. 
1914. 

Lea,  Homer.     Day  of  the  Saxon,     maps.     *$i.8o.     Harper,     1912. 

"A  call  to  the  British  Empire  to  hark  to  the  dangers  besetting  it  from 
without."     Book   Review  Digest,    1912. 

"Its  analysis  of  the  limitations  of  sea-power  is  admirable."  Nation, 
1912. 

Marriott,  J.  A.  R.  England  since  Waterloo,  maps,  *$3.  Put- 
nam.    1913. 

Contains  bibliography. 

Weale,  B.  L.  Putnam,  pseud.  (Bertram  Lenox  Simpson).  Con- 
flict of  colour;  being  a  detailed  examination  of  racial  problems 
throughout  the  world,  with  special  reference  to  the  English- 
speaking  people.     *$2.     Macmillan.     1910. 

"Chiefly  a  protest  and  a  warning  against  Great  Britain's  Eastern 
policy  as  indicated  in  part  by  the  Japanese  alliance,"  A,  L,  A.  Booklist, 
1911. 

Wells,  Herbert  George.  Social  forces  in  England  and  America. 
P-    155-72.    Common   sense    of   warfare.    *$2.    Harper.    1914. 

Tells  how   England  should  prepare   for  war. 

Wilkinson,  Spenser.    Britain  at  bay.   *$i.5o.    Putnam.     1909. 

"Makes  a  strong  plea  for  compulsory  military  service  in  England,  point- 
ing out  that  only  by  thus  strengthening  the  army  can  the  nation  escape 
defeat  in  the  inevitable  conflict  with  Germany  which  he  sees  approaching." 
Pittsburgh   Bulletin,  O.   1914. 

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France 

Bracq,  Jean  Charlemagne.  France  under  the  republic.  *$i.50. 
Scribner.     1910. 

"Survey  of  political,  commercial,  educational,  cultural,  and  social 
changes  in  French  national  life."     Publisher. 

Dimnet,  Ernest.     France  herself  again.     *$2.5o.     Putnam,     1914. 

Traces  the  development  of  France  from  1870  to  the  present  and  con- 
tains one  chapter  on   the  present   war. 

Guerard,  Albert  Leon.  French  civilization  in  the  19th  century, 
*$3.     Century.     1914. 

Workinp  bibliographies   at   ends   of   chapters. 

"Brilliant  and  satisfactory  explanation  of  modern  France,  and  of  the 
foundations  upon  which  it  is  based."     Outlook   (London),   19 14. 

Jerrold,  Laurence.     The  real  France.     *$i.50.     Lane.     191 1. 

"One  of  the  lightest-handed  and  keenest  studies  of  national  character 
produced  by  an  English  brain  in  our  day.  .  .  .  Mr.  Jerrold  explains 
France  "     Pittsburgh  Bulletin,  O,   19 14. 

Jerrold,    Laurence.     French    and    the    English.     *$2.50.     Dodd. 

1913. 

Paris  correspondent  of  a  London  newspaper  contrasts  the  two  nations 
with  a  view  to  bringing  about  a  better  understanding  between  them. 

Poincare,    Raymond.      How    France    is    governed.     *$2,25.     Mc- 

Bride,     1914, 

"An  admirable  account  of  the  essential  features  of  the  French  govern- 
ment and  well-proportioned  to  the  needs  of  the  average  intelligent  reader." 
Am.  Political  Science  Review,  My.   19 14. 

Chapter  on  military  service  already  out  of  date. 

Tardieu,  Andre.  France  and  the  alHances :  the  struggle  for  the 
balance  of  power.     *$i.50.     Macmillan.     1908. 

Vizetelly,  Ernest  Alfred.  ]My  days  of  adventure;  the  fall  of 
France,  1870-71.     *7s.  6d.     Chatto  and  Windus,  London.   1914. 

"Of  real  value  as  an  impartial  historical  record  by  an  eye-witness." 
Pittsburgh  Bulletin,  O.   1914. 

Vizetelly,    Ernest    Alfred.     Republican    France;    1870-1912;    her 

presidents,   statesmen,  policy,  vicissitudes  and  social  life.     il. 

♦$4.     Small.     1913. 

"By  an  Englishman  who  displays  a  remarkable  understanding  of  French 
institutions  and   French   life."     Am.   Historical   Review,   Jl.    1913. 

Wendell,  Barrett.     France  of  today.     *$i.50.     Scribner.     1907. 

"Makes  for  a  better  understanding  of  the  French  people."  A.  L.  A. 
Booklist,    1907. 

Germany 

Bemhardi,  Friedrich  von.  How  Germany  makes  war.  *$i.25. 
Doran.     1914. 

"Uncompromising  statement  of  Germany's  ideals,  the  training  of  her 
army  and  her  military  tactics.  A  condensed  version  of  the  author's  'Oa 
war   of  to-day,'  written  for  experts."     Publisher's  Weekly,  O.   24,    19 14. 

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Bernhardi,  Friedrich  von.  Germany  and  the  next  war.  map. 
*$3.     Longmans.     1912. 

By  the  chief  interpreter  of  the  ideals  of  Prussian  militarism.  Antici- 
pates the  aims  and  strategy  of  the  present  war.  Suggests  that  France 
must  be  wiped  out,  that  England  must  be  beaten  and  that  Belgium  has 
sacrificed  her  rights   of  neutrality  by  her  African  annexations. 

Longmans  has  issued  a  popular  edition  at  $1,  an  authorized  American 
edition  at  75c.  and  a  paper-covered  edition  at  25c.  Charles  A.  Eron,  New 
York,  has  issued  a  paper-covered  edition  at  50c. 

See  Bryce  and  Doyle  for  answers  to  Bernhardi's  arguments. 

Billow,  Bernhard,  fiirst  von.  Imperial  Germany.  *$3.  Dodd. 
1914. 

Bismarck's  successor  writes  of  the  making  of  modern  Germany.  About 
one-third  of  the  book  is  taken  up  with  a  discussion  of  foreign  policy.  Book 
Review  Digest,  Je.  19 14. 

Burgess,  John  W.  The  German  Emperor  and  the  German  gov- 
ernment, an  address  delivered  Jan.  5,  1909.  Germanistic  So- 
ciety of  America,  N.  Y. 

To  be  obtained  from  the  Corresponding  Secretary,  Deutsches  Haus, 
419  West  117th  St.,  N.  Y. 

Collier,   Price.     Germany  and  the  Germans    from   an   American 

point  of  view.    *$i.5o;  *75c.     Scribner.     1913 :  1914. 

Graphic  picture  of  present  day  Germany.  Includes  a  chapter  on  the 
Xaiser. 

Dawson,    William    Harbutt.     Evolution    of    modern    Germany. 

*$4;  *$i.50.     Scribner.     1908;  1914. 

"A  valuable  granary  of  fact  for  every  student  who  would  understand 
political  and  economic  Germany."     Dial,    1909. 

Dickinson,    Asa    Don,    editor.     The    Kaiser,    a    book    about    the 

most  interesting  man  in  Europe.     *$2.     il.     Doubleday.     1914. 

"An  honest  endeavor  by  several  m.en  to  marshall  fairly  and  present 
without  prejudice  the  significant  facts  about  the  German  Emperor."  Preface. 

Diilon,    E.   J.,    and   Kennedy,   J.    M.     A    scrap    of   paper.     *50c. 

Doran.     1914. 

"A  secret  history  of  Germany's  long  preparatory  diplomacy  and  her 
violation   of   Belgium's   neutrality."     Publisher. 

Francke,   Kuno.     German  ideals  of  today  and   other  essays  on 

German  culture.     *$i.50.     Houghton.     1907. 
Fried,  Alfred  Hermann.     The  German  Emperor  and  the  peace 

of  the  world.     *$2.     Doran.     1912. 

"Sets  forth  the  German  emperor  as  the  well-convinced  friend  of  peace." 
New  York  Times,  1912. 
Nobel  prize  essay. 

Frobenius,  Col.  H.     The  German  empire's  hour  of  destiny.     *$i. 

McBride.     1914. 

Heartily  commended  by  the  German  Crown  Prince.  "Definitely  fore- 
casts the  greatest  war  in  history  as  early  as  the  spring  of  1915  or  1916, 
Frobenius  holding  that  France's  military  necessities  would  demand  that 
she  bring  about  a  war  by  then  if  the  war  were  not  brought  about  by 
England."     N.    Y.   Times  Book   Review.     Nov.,    1914. 

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Hausrath,  Adolf.  Treitschke,  his  doctrine  of  German  destiny 
and  of  international  relations,  with  a  study  of  his  life  aod 
work.     *$i.50.     Putnam.     1914. 

"It  seems  evident  that  the  instigation  to  the  curious  hate  of  England 
and  to  the  conviction  that  for  the  development  of  dermany  the  destruction 
of  the  British  Empire  was  essential,  is  due  to  Treitschke.  He  died  in 
i8q6,  and  it  is  his  pupils,  Bernhardi  and  others,  who  have  planned  the 
present  fight  of  Germany  for  the  domination  of  Europe."  George  Haven 
Putnam. 

Helfferich,  Karl.  Germany's  progress  and  national  wealth,  1888- 
1913.     Germanistic  Society  of  America,  N.  Y.     1914. 

See  note  under   Burgess. 

Holland,  A.  W.     Germany,     il.  *$2.     ^lacmillan.     1914. 

"A    notably   valuable    book    because    it    is    the   first    to    recount    German 
history  from  the  earliest  times  to  the  close  of  1913."      Outlook,  Jl.   18,   1914. 
"Mr.  Holland  is  admirably  impartial."     Athenaeum.   1913. 

James,  Herman  Gerlach.     Principles  of  Prussian  administration. 

*$i.50.     Macmillan.     1913. 
Mach,  Edmund  von.     What  Germany  wants.     *$i.     Little.     1914. 

Said  to  have  been  written  to  present  the  convictions  of  the  German 
nation  rather  than  the  contentions  of  the  militarists. 

Perris,  George  Herbert.  Germany  and  the  German  Emperor. 
*$3.     Holt.     1912. 

"One  of  the  best  accounts  in  brief  compass  of  political  parties  and 
political  problems  under  the  Empire  that  has  come  to  the  attention  of  the 
reviewer."     Am.   Political   Science   Review,    19 13. 

The  real  Kaiser,  an  illuminating  study.     *$i.     Dodd.     1914. 
Reich,  Emil.    Germany's  madness.    *$i.    Dodd.    1914. 

Published  also  under  title:  "Germany's  swelled  head." 

Written   in    1907  by   a  Hungarian   resident  in   England  for   many  years. 

Some   irrelevant   matter  has  been   omitted  and   an   epilogue   added  to   bring- 

the  book  up  to  date. 

Sarolea,  Charles.     Anglo-German  problem.     *$i.     Nelson.     1912. 

"Mainly  an  investigation  of  Germany's  home  and  military  policy  directed 
towards  the  long  pre-conceived  dream  of  world  empire."  Saturday  Review 
(London),  Ag.   22,    1914 

Predicts  that  the  next  European  war  wilf  be  long,  inexorable,  universal, 
and  that  Belgium  will  be  once  more  the  "Cockpit  of  Europe." 

The  book  has  been  highly  praised  by  King  Albert  of  Belgium. 

Shaw,  Stanley.     William  of  Germany.     *$2.50.     Macmillan.  1913. 
Schierbrand,    Wolf    von.     Germany — the    welding    of    a    world 
power.     *$i.     Doubleday.     1902. 

"Author  states  frankly  that  his  point  of  view  is  American,  not  Ger- 
man."    Pittsburgh   Bulletin,   O.      1914. 

Topham,  Anne.  Memories  of  the  Kaiser's  court,  il.  *$3. 
Dodd,     1914. 

Miss  Topham  was  teacher  of  English  to  the  Princess  Victoria  from 
1902.  when   she  was  nine  years  old,  until  her  marriage. 

"Written  with  much  ability  and  a  charming  lightness  of  touch."  Spec- 
tator,  S.   5,    1914- 

IS 


Tower,  Charles.    Germany  today.    *5oc.    Holt.     1913. 

Gives  a  clear  account  of  the  power  of  the  Kaiser,  the  Bundesrath,  the 
Reichstag  and  the  state  parliaments. 

Treitschke,  Heinrich  von.     Selections  from  Treitschke's  lectures 

on  politics  tr.  by  A.  L.  Gowans.     *7Sc.     Stokes.     1914. 

"God  will  see  to  it  that  war  always  recurs  as  a  drastic  medicine  for 
the   human   race."     Treitschke. 

White,    Andrew   Dickson,     Seven    great    statesmen,     p.    391-535, 
Bismarck.     ^$2.50.     Century.     1910. 

Chapters  on  Bismarck  give  a  clear  idea  of  modern  Germany  and  tell 
the  story  of  his  suggestion  to  France  that  she  should  take  Tunis,  and  the 
resulting  formation  of  the  Triple  Alliance. 

Wile,  Frederic  William.     Men  around  the  Kaiser:  the  makers  of 
m.odern  Germany,     il.     *$i.25.     Bobbs-Merrill.     1914. 

Thirty-one  biographical  sketches  by  the  Berlin  correspondent  for  the 
J^ew  York  Times  and  London  Daily  Mail. 

The  J.   B.  Lippincott  Company  issued  an  edition  in  191 3  at  *$i.7S. 

William  II,  German  emperor.     My  ideas  and  ideals.    *50c.    Luce. 

1914. 

Brief  excerpts  from  the  Kaiser's  speeches,  etc. 

Prof.  Christian  Gaus  of  Princeton  University  is  preparing  a  repre- 
sentative selection  entitled:  "The  German  emperor  as  shown  in  his  public 
utterances,"   to  be  published  by   Scribner  at  an  early  date. 

William   II.     German  emperor.     The  Kaiser's  speeches :  tr.  and 
ed.  by  Wolf  von  Schierbrand.     ^$2.50.     Harper.     1903. 
Speeches;  tr.  by  L.  Elkind.     *$5.     Longmans.      1904. 

Wylie,    Ida    Alena    Ross.     Eight    years    in    Germany.     *ios.    6d. 
Mills  and  Boon,  London.     1914. 

Author  holds   a  brief   for   Germany. 

Luxembourg 

Renwick,  George.     Luxembourg:  the  Grand  Diichy  and  its  peo- 
ple,    il.     map.     *$3.     Scribner.     1913. 
Combines  history  and  description. 

Russia 

Alexinsky,  Gregor.     Modern  Russia.     *$3.75.     Scribner.     1914. 

"Apart  from  minor  points  ...  an  able  and  comprehensive  survey 
of  the  political  and  economic  position  of  modern  Russia."  Athenaeum, 
1913- 

Baring,  Maurice.     Mainsprings  of  Russia.     *$i.     Nelson.     1914. 

Baring,  Maurice.     Russian  people,     maps.     *$3.50.     Doran.  191 1. 

"Clear,  unbiased  and  comprehensive  outline  of  the  historv  of  Russia, 
and  an  intimate  study  of  Russian  character."     A.  L.  A.  Booklist,   1913. 

Graham,  Stephen.     Changing  Russia,     il.     *$2.5o.     Lane.     1913. 

Author  sees  in  Russia  a  power  more  eager  for  conquest  than  any 
other  country. 

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Mavor,  James.     Economic  history  of  Russia.    2v.     *$io.    Button 
1914- 

"Gives  a  notion  of  the  Russian  empire,  of  its  origins  and  its  charac 
teristics,  of  its  problems  and  its  possibilities,  well  calculated  to  make  the 
reader  ashamed  of  his  prejudices  and  his  criticisms."  Boston  Transcript 
Ag.    12,    1914. 

Wallace,  Sir  Donald  Mackenzie.     Russia.     New  and  enl.  ed.     $5 

Holt.     1905. 

"A    book    of    extreme    value   on    a    remarkably    difficult    subject     . 
indispensable   for  ihose   who   wish   clearly    to   understand   present    conditions 
and    future    possibilities    in    the    land    of    the    Tsar."     Pittsburgh    Bulletin 
O.    1914. 

Williams,  Harold  Whitmore.     Russia  of  the  Russians,  il.    *$i.50 
Scribner.     1914. 

Description  of  Russian  life  by  the  former  Petrograd  correspondent  of 
the  Manchester  Guardian  and  Morning  Post.  Includes  a  historical  chapter 
and  an  account  of  the  political  situation. 

Winter,  Nevin  Otto.     Russian  empire  today  and  yesterday,     il. 

map.     *$3.     Page.     1913. 

"The  most  comprehensive  of  recent  books  on  Russia,  but  it  lacks  the 
literary  quality  and  deep  insight  of  Baring's  Russian  people  "  A.  L.  A. 
Booklist,    19  1 3. 

Bibliography,   p.    477-80. 

Servia 

Lazarovich-Hrebelianovich,    Prince.     The    Servian    people,    their 
past  glory  and  their  destiny.     2v.     *$3.     Scribner.     1910. 

Scholarly  and  encyclopedic.  The  second  volume  is  a  complete  historical 
survey. 

Stead,    Alfred,    ed.     Servia    by    the    Servians,     map.     12s.    6d. 

Heinemann,  London.     1909. 

"Comprehensive  estimate  of  Servia  and  the  Servian  race  from  the 
pens  of  representative  Servians."     Pittsburgh  Bulletin,  O.  19 14. 

Fiction 

Bilse,  Oswald  Fritz   (pseud.  Fritz  von  der  Kyrburg).     Life  in  a 
garrison  town.     *$i.25.     Lane.     1904. 

"Severe  arraignment  of  the  German  military  system.  Cost  its  author 
a  term  of  imprisonment  and  dismissal  from  the  service."  Pittsburgh  Bulle- 
tin,   O.    1914. 

Also   translated  under  title:    "A  little  garrison." 

Bloem,  Walter.     The  iron  3'-ear.     *$i.25.     Lane.     1914. 

"Has  had  a  large  circulation  in  Germany  and  is  said  to  have  been 
much    appreciated    by    the    German    Emperor.  .      .      Story    of    a    German 

general's  daughter  who  falls  in  love  with  a  French  staff  oftker  just  as  the 
Franco-German  war  breaks  out.  .  .  .  Excellently  translated."  Athe- 
nzum,  F.  21,    1914. 

Chesney,  Sir  George  T.     Battle  of  Dorking. 

First  published  in  Blackwood's  in    1871   and  reprinted  in  pamphlet  form. 
Imagined   invasion  of  England  by  the   Germans  who  had  just  conquered 
France. 

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Le  Queux,  William.     Invasion  of  1910,  with  a  full  account  of  the 

siege  of  London.  *7d. ;  *6s.  Everett;  Nash.    London.     1906. 
Munro,  Hector  H.     When  William  came.     *$i.25.     Lane.     1914. 

A  satirical  account  of  what  takes  place  after  a  supposed  German  con- 
quest of  England. 

Newton,  W.  Douglas.     War.     *$i.20.     Dodd.     1914. 

An  imaginary  invasion  of  England  described  with  a  grim  realism  that 
strips  war  of  its  traditional  glamour     Introduction  by  Rudyard   Kipling. 

Oppenheim,     Edward     Phillips.     Vanished     messenger.     *$i.30. 
Little.     1914. 

Deals  with  the  mysterious  disappearance  of  an  American  bound  on  a 
mission  to  a  conference  of  the  powers  at  The  Hague  which  is  likely  to 
result  in  the  invasion  of  England. 

Palmer,  Frederick.     Last  shot.     *$i.35.     Scribner.     1914. 

"War  as  it  actually  would  be  if  two  first-class  European  nations  turned 
their  guns  upon  one  another.  The  scenes  of  the  story  are  not  localized." 
Book  Review  Digest,  Je.   1914. 

Suttner,  Bertha  (Kinsky)   baroness  von.     "Ground  arms!" 

"A  crusade  against  war.  .  .  .  The  influence  of  the  book  in  Austria 
and  Germany  has  been  compared  to  that  of  'Uncle  Tom's  Cabin'  in  this 
country."     Pittsburgh   Bulletin,    O.    19 14. 

Published   also   under   title:   "Lay  down  your  arms." 

Wells,    Herbert    George.     War   in    the    air.     *$i.SO.     Macmillan. 
1908. 

"Realistic  description  of  a  terrible  world-war,  carried  on  with  aero- 
planes and  balloons,  which  finally  destroys  our  present  civilization."  Pitts- 
burgh  Bulletin,   O.    19 14. 

Wells,   Herbert  George.     The   world   set   free.     *$i.35.     Button. 
1914. 

The  discovery  of  how  to  use  the  explosive  power  in  atoms  has  revolu- 
tionized industry.  The  economic  upheaval  is  followed  by  war  in  which 
England,  France  and  the  Slavic  powers  are  lined  up  against  the  Germanic 
races.     Atomic  bombs  end  the  war  and  a  world  federation  is  formed. 

Drama  and  Poetry 

Brownell,  Atherton.     Unseen  empire:  a  peace  play  in  four  acts. 
*$i.25.     Harper.     1914. 

Owner  of  the  Stahl  gun  works  is  the  heroine  and  brings  about  European 
peace. 

Galsworthy,  John.     The  mob :  a  play  in  four  acts.     *6oc.     Scrib- 
ner.    1914. 

Hero  defends  the  little  nations  in  Parliament  against  the  greed  of 
England,  and  opposes  war.     A  fine  portrayal  of  mob  psychology. 

Hagedorn,   Hermann.     Makers  of  madness,  a  play.     *$i.     Mac- 
millan.    1914. 
Shows  how  and  v/hy  an  imaginary  kingdom  and  an  imaginary  republic 

go   to  war   with  each  other. 

Mackaye,  Percy.     The  present  hour.     *$i.25.     Macmillan.     1914. 
Part    I,   War,   is   made   up   of   poems   written   in   August-October,    1914; 
Part  2,  Peace,  of  poems  written  during  the  last  two  years. 


>,'oyes,  Alfred.     Rada,  a  drama  of  war     *6oc.     Stokes.     i>^  ^j. 

Scene  laid  in  a   Balkan  village  just  taken  by  the  enemy. 
^oyes,   Alfred      The   \'.  incprcs>:   a  tale  of   war.     *6oc.     Stokes. 

1913 

Suggested  by    the  atrocities  of  the   Balkan  war. 

.Songs  and  sonnets  for  England  in  war-time     .     .     .     inspired  by 
the  great  war.     *75c.     1914. 

Verses  by  Bridges,  Watson,   Newbolt,    Kipling,   Hardy   and  others. 

Periodicals 

Magazine  articles  are  too  numerous  to  list  here.  Consult  the 
Readers'  Guide  to  Periodical  Literature,  published  monthly 
by  the  H.  W.  Wilson  Company,  White  Plains,  N?  Y. 

Fatherland,  a  new  magazine,  giyes  the  German  point  of  view. 
The  London  Tim.es  is  publishing  an  illustrated  History  of  the 
war,  in  weekly  parts,  yd.  each. 

The  New  York  Sun  has  purchased  the  exclusive  rights  of 
reproduction  in  English  of  the  war  pictures  of  the  illustrated 
"Zeitung"  of  Leipsic  and  other  high  class  German  art  periodicals. 
These  are  appearing  in  the  Sunday  Sun,  which  has  also  pur- 
chased the  right  to  reproduce  articles  from  the  leading  German 
reviews. 

The  New  York  Times  publishes  a  midweek  pictorial  war 
extra. 

Another  good  source  for  pictures  is  the  Illustrated  London 
News. 

F.  L.  Huidekoper's  How  to  read  the  war  news  (World's 
Work,  October,  1914)  explains  the  A  B  C  of  military  science  so 
that  the  technical  language  of  newspaper  reports  is  made  plain. 

Pamphlets 

Among  the  many  pamphlets  issued,  special  note  should  be 
taken  of  the  Oxford  pamphlets,  to  be  obtained  from  the  Ameri- 
can Branch  of  the  Oxford  University  Press,  35  West  32d  St., 
New  York,  and  of  those  issued  by  the  Germanistic  Societies  of 
Chicago  and  New  York. 


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